hintline

Etymology

From hint + line.

hintline means A telephone service that provides, usually for a fee, hints on how to proceed if one is stuck in a specific online game. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

noun

A telephone service that provides, usually for a fee, hints on how to proceed if one is stuck in a specific online game.“Virgin Interactive hosts this Lands of Lore cache. Download a playable demo that promises challenges that will take more than a day to get through. Check out the hint file for game tips not available on the company’s call-in hintline.”